SeemaCrafts - January 2014 Challenge

How weird is it to be writing 2014?!

HAPPY NEW YEAR ONE AND ALL.......

 

Well it is a new year and a brand new me. I have made a list of all the things I want to work on and change this year....so far, I have made an excellent start.

 

 

Well, not only is it a brand new year, it is also a brand new month which means New Challenge Time over on The SeemaCrafts Challenge Blog.

Please click the below image or link to take you to the most recent Challenge post.

 

 

http://seemacrafts.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/january-anything-goes.html

 

 

 

January is a tricky time for crafters. You have just had a very busy few months with christmas cards and Christmas projects and had a small break over the festive period. You have your Christmas stuff to pack up and get back into the mind set of ' back to normality'.

We understand this problem, so we have made Januarys Challenge nice and easy....

 

ANYTHING GOES

 

What is easier than that??!! Nothing lol

 

 

What I have Made

 

 

I have seen so many gorgeous cards with mixes of patterned papers, but I have never really had the guts to do this myself.

I found a boy themes paper pad that I have had for a while. I decided to pluck up the courage and just go for it.

I used 4 different papers, three of these being patterned. I have to say, I am pleased with how they have mixed.

 

 

I used a tent fold card. The image is a Lili Of The Valley (LOTV) ones that I have decoupages myself to give some depth to go along with the many layers of the card.

The card was finished off with lots of small flat backed gems and a little sentiment I found in my stash.

 

 

I really like this card and I am glad that I went ahead and gave it ago. Keep an eye out for more patterned paper mixed cards from me!

 

 

As always, I really hope that this make has inspired you to pop over to see mine and the other Design Teams work, over on the blog and join in. You have a while month, so no excuses about time lol

 

Thank you as, as always, for all your visits and your amazing comments that many of you leave, they really do make me happy.

 

 

 



Just For Fun Octobers Buttons and Bows

Welcome fellow Bloggers, Crafters and most importantly, Friends.... Thank you once again for visiting my blog.

 

 

The Just For Fun Challenge Blog is a monthly Challenge Blog. We have two teams, Team A who post their makes on the 1st of the month, and Team B who post their makes on the 16th of the month.

Both teams are there to make projects designed to inspire you to join in with our fun challenges.

 

 

Just For Fun Challenge Blog

 

 

As you can tell by the date of my post, I am on Team B, providing mid month inspirations.

This months theme is 'Buttons and Bows' so its a nice easy theme for you. This means, you can make anything, as long as it contains these two items.

 

As the Challenge Blog name suggests, our Challenges are 'Just for Fun', however we do sometimes have wonderful prizes donated by our very talented Design Team.

This month, we have had a prize donated, and here it is:

 

 

 

 

My Buttons and Bows Project

What I used

 

Forever Friends Black and Gold Paper

Paper from my stash

Tim Holtz Distress Ink

Image resized in Serif Craft Artist and coloured with Water Colour Pencils

Matt Gold Mirri Card

White Gel Pen

Sentiment from Card Crafts

Feather from eBay

Wooden button from eBay

Paper Twine from The Works

Skeleton Leaves from eBay

Paper Roses from eBay

Pearl Sprays from a local wholesalers

Flat backed Gems and Pearls from eBay

Spellbinders Nestability Dies

8x8 hunkydory Scalloped Card Blanks

 

 

I have started colouring with my Water Colour pencils a lot more. I find them easier to get into smaller places, and they look lovely.

 

I have tried to use different shapes and patterns. I struggle to put different patterned papers together, however I put my fears aside and just went for it...and I like how it turned out!

 

 

I really hope this has inspired you to pop over to the Just For Fun Challenge Blog and join in with our brilliant theme this month.

 

Thank you once again for your visits and comments, they mean a lot.